Clinical Nurse I : E3 General medicine / surgical unit

Clinical Nurse I : E3 General medicine / surgical unit at Albany Medical Center summary :

The Clinical Nurse I in the Medical / Surgical Hospitalist unit provides comprehensive nursing care by assessing, coordinating, and managing the needs of patients throughout their care episodes. This role focuses on ensuring that competent and compassionate care is delivered by collaborating with the caregiving team and facilitating patient transitions within the acute care environment. Registered Professional Nurses are also encouraged to pursue professional advancement within their specialty through the Nursing Professional Advancement Pathway.

Department / Unit :

Medical / Surgical Hospitalist - E3

Work Shift :

Day (United States of America)

The Registered Professional Nurse assesses, coordinates, plans, directs, implements and manages the needs of

assigned patients throughout the episode of care with a focus on progress toward discharge, including during

transitions within the acute care stay. The Registered Professional Nurse is responsible for the delivery and

coordination of patient care provided by the caregiving team. S / he assures that competent, compassionate

patient care is uniformly provided to customers including referring facilities, hospital staff and patients in the

inpatient, ambulatory, and community settings.

• Registered Professional Nurses that participate in the Nursing Professional Advancement Pathway (NPAP)

must progress from novice to competent within a specialty. Nurses are eligible to apply for advancement to

Hourly Min= $33.00

Hourly Max= $33.99

Job Description

The Registered Professional Nurse assesses, coordinates, plans, directs, implements and manages the needs of assigned patients throughout the episode of care with a focus on progress toward discharge, including during transitions within the acute care stay. The Registered Professional Nurse is responsible for the delivery and coordination of patient care provided by the caregiving team. S / he assures that competent, compassionate patient care is uniformly provided to customers including referring facilities, hospital staff and patients in the inpatient, ambulatory, and community settings.

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Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that :

Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

Keywords :

Clinical Nurse, Registered Nurse, Patient Care, Medical Surgical, Healthcare, Nursing Coordination, Acute Care, Patient Assessment, Compassionate Care, Nursing Advancement